On 11 July 1877 Kate Edger (Evans) graduated with a BA in Latin and Mathematics from the University of New Zealand. She became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA
Kate Edger
Personal details
Full Name:
Kate Milligan Evans (nee Edger)
Lifetime:
6 Jan 1857 – 6 May 1935
Biography
Events In History
11 July 1877
Kate Edger became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
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Kate Edger (Evans) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA.